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President Donald Trumprsquo administration on Wedne stanley cup sday reversed Obama-era policies requiring that public schools allow transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. It will now be up to states and school districts to interpret whether federal sex discrimination law applies to gender identity.A letter sent to schools nationwide Wednesday by the Justice and Education departments says the earlier Obama direct stanley deutschland ive caused confusion and ldquo ignificant litigation over how it should be applied. The new letter says the guidance is lifted in order to further and more completely consider the legal issues involved. New transgender student bathroom guidelines issued 03:56 The letter also says that the withdrawal of the guidance documents does not leave students without protections from discrimination, bullying, or harassment. All schools must ensure that all students, including LGBT students, are able to learn and thrive in a safe environment, the letter says. It adds that the departments of Education and Justice are committed to the application of Title IX and other federal laws to ensure such protection.rd stanley cup quo;In a statement, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said, ld Jslk Clinton brings Pakistan support, expectations
Dotty Lynch, Douglas Kiker and Steve Chaggaris of The CBS News Political Unit have the latest from the nation s capital.Nine Plus: Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware told CBS News Face the Nation on Sunday that he s still thinking about running for president in 2004 but won t make his final decision until the fall. Biden said those who argue the field is already too crowded and it may be too late to join the race may be right. I ve said from the beginning I ll make that decision in early fall. If it is true that that is too late, then so be it. I believe it will not be too late to make that decision. He cited Bill Clinton s entry into the 92 campaign in October of 91 as an example of why he could wait until fall and still be successful.Meanwhile, another potential Democratic candidate, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, appeared at the Democratic Rural Conference in Lake Placid, N.Y., this weekend. Clark was not in the presidential candidates forum but delivered the keynote address to the group. stanley quencher Clark is even more tentative about his plans t stanley flask han Biden, but a Draft Clark group has produced a radio ad that began running on three New Hampshire stations and the Don Imus show on Friday. According to Hotline s Ad Watch, the spot features a ma stanley website n and a woman saying that none of the present candidates inspires them, so they create perfect candidate ndash; a Rhodes scholar, first in his class at West Point, a business visionary ndash; in a word |
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